Daily Republican., 1887-09-17
military DAY.
Thousands OF Troops Pass In Keview
Before tho Prseident-Mr. and Mrs
cleveland Receive invited Guesta.

Thousands OF Troops Pass In Keview
Before tho rrssident-Mr. and mrs,
cleveland Receive invited Guests.
Philadelphia has sesn before as stir.
ring times as those of yesterday, but IL
ioes not sea them often. The arriving
trains brought In nearly rs many tran.
slant visitors As did those OF the day be-
fore, and eff GERS OF the Camden ferries
said that their trafiic was fully as heavy
"a that OF the day before, II, indeed, II
was not heavier than It had been on
thst day.
The President wss honored with re.
captions from morning till night, until,
whom he was through ct night, he must
have been almost too tired t. feel grAti-
fed by the honoIs which had been
sbowored lpon him. while Mrs. CleSe
land WAS honored no less than her bus.
band, though for some part In Quieter
way.
At Q O'Clock President Cleveland
passed out Of the hotel at the side o:
Thomas M. Thompson. The minute
the crowd caught sight OF his por!ly
form 1t sent up great cheer. which
went rolling up and down the street.
The President stepped into his carriage
and lifted bis hAs in reeponse TO the
cheers of the crowd. Chairman Thomp.
son and Chairman William Brice. of the
Commercial Exchange, sat In the car.
riage with the President. With the
City Troop acting IS eacort the Presi
dents carriage started toward Chestnut
street amid great demonstration oi
enthusiasm. The second carriage soop
followed, with Secretary Bayard, Geo.
w. Chiids, 3. X. Jsmison and Colonel
Charles II. Banes Carriage No 3 con.
tAired the Presidents Private Secre
tary, Daniel Lamont, A. j. Drexel
Secretary Of the Treasury Fsirchild and
Lincoln K. Passmors, and the last Gov
Beaver, John w. Woodstde, James B
Candy and Francis M. Brooke. BEHIND
all rode another detachment of the City
Troop. The pageant proceeded dowr
Chestnut street Mt a rapid rate to thu
Commercial Exchange. on Second
street below " Ohestnut, and all along tht
route the President was recognized and
cheersd.
As the President passed through tht
hall TO the rostrum, with Chairman
Thompson aid Chairman Brice OF
either side, the enthusiastic merchants
made the building fairly ring with tEeil
chsers. There were cheers for Clove
land, cheers for Beaver, and cheers fol
Filter. and 1t was several minutes be
fore the enthusi ssm Abated. Ex-Presi
dent Hayes and Judge Kelley JONES
the group while the cheering Was goini
on.
Francis NJ. Brooke, as soon rs b.
could make himself heard, announced
that after the speaking the Piesiden
wonld be pleased to receive all who de
sired TO pay their respects.
The President, bowiDg very low
pirate remarks.
The reception closed at fifteen min
utes of eleven, and the President an
his party were escorted to the review
Ing stand at Broad and Walnut streets
President Cleveland. standing i
front Of the great cushioned chair, whic
was provided for him at the reviewin
stand, was the central figure upo
which all eyes centered.
On Broad street below Wharton weI
the troops OF the U nited States reguls
army, and below them the navy, an
then the marines. As they moved TO
ward, the State troops, which had form
cd on the side streets, fell into line b.
hind, taking their places In the movin
column In the order in which thel
States accepted the Constitution, wit
the exception that the cadets OF Penn
sylvauia schools and colleges took the
plaoes in the rear of the Pennsylvani
National Guard.
The Delaware State troops formed o
Wharton street, right resting on Broad
facing east. Colonel Wood had h!
men in position fully an hour befor
the time set for starting. The captain
OF his ten com panies reported 450 me
In the regiment, which Is only 61 me
less than are carried on the rolls. Troo
B, under the command of Captain Thoi
B. Rice, galloped down Wharton stree
from Fifteenth half an hour later wit
35 men, mounted on chestnut and sorrt
horses. The men were held In plac
rest until the order to march was giveI
The mopotony Of the long walt wa
broken somewhat by the band playin
several selections, which served
make the time pass agreeably, Will
the citizens living In tho neighborhoo
carried lemonsde and other refresl
ments to the soldier boys.
Governor Benz amin T BiGgs rode
big roam stallion at the head Of the Ds
aware delegation. His long, iron gra
locks and martial appearsnoe was Ii
sig nnl for loud applause all along Ii
line. The Governors personal stat
consisting of General Richard l
Kenny, Adjutant General Colonel job
7. Lay field, aid; Colonel Everett Hici
mnp, Colonel William K. Hall, Colon
Benjamin Whitley, Colonel George n
d. Hart, Colonel Garrett j. Hart an
Colonel Evan II. Stevens, in their go
geous uniforms, made pretty picture
The First Regiment of Infantry, De
aware National Guards, equipped Il
field service, paraded ten companie
their full complement, and had AGO noe
in line, under the command Of Colon
Samuel NJ. Wood. The regiment VIZ
preceded by the regimentsl band I
Thirty pieces and their fife and drul
corps.
TIoop B, Delaware State Cavalr,
oommauded by Captain Thos. b. Rio
had thirty Ave mounted msn In lint
equipped In the uniform OF q mite
States csvalrymen. They looked II b
soldiers and their movements wer'
watched with interest.
Many one of tho Grand Army boy
would have liked to mach next
Little Phil" who role at the head
the column, but old veterans are =
kiokere, and they wheeled cheerful
into line at the end Of the recession.
The General gave the order, who
was taken to the rear, and In momer
the cavalry bugles sounded an
the march began. Sheridan rode fiIs
except that he was preceded by o cordo
OF mounted police.
1t was o fine body of troops that 10
lowed General Sheridan up Broad stre'
TO Chestnut, down Chestnut to Fifth,
Msrket, to Broad, to Columbia avenu
and back to the City Hail, where II
parade was dismissed.